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Author:

Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe.

Title:

Words in your face : a guided tour through twenty years of the New York City poetry slam / Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz.

Publisher:

Distributed by Publishers Group West,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xxv, 371 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Recitations--Competitions.
Poetry slams--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Poetry slams--New York--New York--History--21st century.

Summary:

A history of slam poetry culture in the Big Apple and beyond places an emphasis on three major twentieth-century arts movements, including the Harlem Renaissance, the Beats, and hip hop, in a chronicle that traces the origins of slam and its monumental popularity.

ISBN:

9781933368825 : PAP
1933368829 : PAP

LCCN:

2007032823

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)